Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

Overview

Starting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordinarily intimate documentary finds Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. The ultimate survivor, he's overcome drugs, bankruptcy, the bitter breakup of The Band and a bout of throat cancer -but then, as the rueful title indicates, he wasn't in it for his health

Cast

Levon Helm

Self

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Libby Titus

Self

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Larry Campbell

Self

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Barney Hoskyns

Self

Rick Danko

Self (archive footage)

Robbie Robertson

Self (archive footage)

Richard Manuel

Self (archive footage)

Garth Hudson

Self (archive footage)

Billy Bob Thornton

Self